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Veteran in need: Taylor's next mission is stability
A marines veteran in New Orleans needs help with a trained service dog and handler course after leaving service with a traumatic brain injury.
🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States3,798 views
I served four years in the marines and was discharged in 2023 with a traumatic brain injury. I have been waiting seven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a trained service dog and handler course. The quote I have comes to $5,100.
I'm receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and am committed to my recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces.
I'd be grateful for any help and will share updates on how I'm doing.
I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden.
Where the $5,100 goes:
• Training provider fees: $1,350
• Housing deposit and first month: $2,650
• Transport to appointments: $410
• Essential household items: $690
Thanks for reading all this.
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thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Toronto.
Hope it all works out. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Jakarta.
Wishing you peace, Taylor. Shared this with my family. Thinking of New Orleans
Take care, Taylor. Looking forward to the next update.
You're not alone, Taylor. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care!
Sending love, Taylor. Looking forward to the next update
you're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Mombasa donated after I showed her your page. All the best.
Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. Blessings
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praying for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Pune.
take care, Taylor. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Bonny.
Thinking of you, Taylor. Shared this with my family.
so sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Nashik so I could bring a meal
keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours.
Sending love, Taylor. Shared this with my family. I hope September is when things finally get easier!
Sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of New Orleans
Hope things get better soon, Taylor. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care
so sorry you're going through this, Taylor. Shared this with my family
Hope things get better soon, Taylor. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.
Praying for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Naivasha this morning. Take care.
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thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Kolkata.
Thinking of you and your family, Taylor. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of New Orleans.
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. All the best
rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings
Praying for you, Taylor. Hope this works out for you. Love from Eldoret.